Crowds of people are expected to fill the streets of San Francisco to watch the Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday.
"I just ask the public to come out, have a great time, celebrate the Lunar New Year -- Year of the Rabbit and just know the San Francisco Police Department will be there," Lazar continued.In a statement on Friday, the San Francisco Police Department said that the public should expect to see"a significant presence of uniformed officers" over the weekend who will be ready"to respond to any issues of public safety during the festivities.
The San Francisco Chinese New Year festivities kicked off on Friday with the Miss Chinatown U.S.A. pageant and coronation. San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce President Donald Luu was at the pageant and noted this event drew its largest crowd yet this year. Luu said he wants to assure community members that it will be safe for everyone to come out and enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities."We have been working with law enforcement, police, the Sheriff, also the D.A., also the [San Francisco] Department of Emergency Management, to make sure they coordinate the resources to increase security around Chinese new year," Luu added.
Luu noted that this is an import time of year for Chinatown both culturally and financially. He said that for some Chinatown merchants, this season can make up about a third of their yearly revenue.
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